Guess that Plane! Resurrection!

[jammyozzy]

#17's is a T45 Goshawk. You were closer than you thought DQuaN.
And the one Zardoz posted is a Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka.

*tries to upload his image again*.

 

[DQuaN]

Can you hotlink it?

 

[jammyozzy]

Better yet, I can thumbnail it.

 

[DQuaN]

Hawker Tempest? Or Typhoon?

 

[jammyozzy]

Nope.

 

[Duke]

Better yet, I can thumbnail it.

Looks like a Fairey Sea Firefly.

jammyozzy, I'm not accusing you of anything, but your answer on that German flying wing was remarkably specific. In the original of this thread, the point was to make you best guess without resorting to Google. In general we're more impressed with an imperfect answer that is made with little or no research, kind of like Famine's Sunday Quiz.

Good call, either way.

 

[DQuaN]

I don't see how people can Google it. If there is no clue in the file name, all they can do is trawl through aircraft pictures until they find a match. That could take a very long time!

 

[jammyozzy]

Yep, your turn Duke. 👍

And i'll take what you said (er, typed? ) as a compliment.

 

[Duke]

You can Google it by going to the images tab and typing, say, "german flying wing". A few keywords can narrow the scope very quickly. Anyway, as I said, it wasn't an accusation, but more of a pointer.

Here we go:

 

[Omnis]

My turn! My turn!! (too bad if anyone posts a familiar jet, most anyone can get it )

They flew that one in the beginning of this Macgyver episode i'm watching. ROCK!

 

[daan]

They flew that one in the beginning of this Macgyver episode i'm watching. ROCK!

Did Macgyver build it out of some corrugated iron and a food mixer?

 

[Zardoz]

...Here we go:

Geez, Neville Murphy has 2211 photos posted on Airliners.net! It'll take forever to find that crop-duster!

Very interesting plane. At first it seemed fairly modern, but when you look at the radial engine and the archaic wing design, it may be pretty old.

 

[jammyozzy]

The only thing I can think of is an Air Tractor, but that's a monoplane.

 

[Flame-returns]

My guess is the Grumman G-164, I'm probably wrong but it looks very similar to my FS2004 model.

 

[Zardoz]

My guess is the Grumman G-164, I'm probably wrong...

That's exactly what it is! I'm impressed.

EDIT: Your turn, FR.

 

[Omnis]

Did Macgyver build it out of some corrugated iron and a food mixer?

Nope, but he replaced the failed control system with some fishing line and a piece of gum.

 

[Duke]

My guess is the Grumman G-164, I'm probably wrong but it looks very similar to my FS2004 model.

Well, the designation may vary, but it is a Grumman AgCat (sometimes called an AgBipe since there is a monoplane version of it as well). And zardoz, you're right - it's both modern and old, since it is one of the longest-produced airframes in the world.

Your go, F-r!

 

[Zardoz]

...or if they arent around, first person to volunteer gets to put a pic up.

Okay.



This should be a tough one. When I was a very little kid, I flew on one of these a couple of times:

The manufacturer was a large, well-known company that is still in business and is, in fact, thriving.

 

[Duke]

Could be a Boeing China Clipper, but I believe that had outboard rudders. I'll have to think a little.

[edit] Actually, the dihedral on the elevators is making me think it's a Martin product, so I'm going with Martin Mars or the smaller Mariner.

 

[jammyozzy]

I think it is a Martin. I know it's name is similar to a Boeing flying boat, but I can't name it I don't think.

 

[Zardoz]

I think it is a Martin.

Nope, it's not a Martin.

Only three were built.

 

[jammyozzy]

Hmm...the only flying boats I know are the Catalina and the Clipper. I honestly have no idea on this one.

 

[Zardoz]

...I honestly have no idea on this one...

Yeah, I knew this would be tough. I checked, and it's very nearly Google-proof, but just the right search combo will turn it up.

For a while, it had the longest operating range of any airliner. If circumstances had been different when it first appeared, many more would have been built, I suppose. Still, it seems that a lot more of them should've been sold.

 

[jammyozzy]

Gah, it doesn't help that all flying boats seemingly look the same.

 

[Plague.Ghost]

I just saw a TV show on that plane...but I don't remember what it was...

 

[Zardoz]

I just saw a TV show on that plane...but I don't remember what it was...

You're probably thinking of the Boeing 314, the famous "China Clipper" that Duke mentioned. This one isn't by Boeing.

 

[Nick_Johnston28]

is it a Cameronian?

 

[Casio]

Yeah, I knew this would be tough. I checked, and it's very nearly Google-proof.

I'm pretty sure it's on the first link of when you type in 'Flying Boats' into google....

 

[Zardoz]

is it a Cameronian?

Nope.

Gah, it doesn't help that all flying boats seemingly look the same.

Oh, they don't all look alike:

Caproni CA-60 triple triplane flying boat

 

[jammyozzy]

Oh, they don't all look alike:

Oh yeah, I know that. I think the 'Spruce Goose' is somewhat unique among aircraft. Still, there a re a vast majority that look simlar. 4 engines, high wing, 2 outboard floats, vast size...

You know what I mean.